belong to

verb

belonged to; belonging to; belongs to

1

: to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by

The money belongs to him.

The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.

His style belongs only to himself.

2

: to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)

The family belongs to a country club.

Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO.

3

: to be included in (a category, group, etc.)

What family does that bird belong to?

4

: to be a part of (something)

the parts belonging to the clock

Examples of belong to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And when the state can verify with high confidence that $37 belongs to someone, send the $37. — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

My daughter who is now at Cornell belongs to the same sorority as Jane Doe, the young woman at the center of the Cornell Seven case. — Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

As Latin America's largest economy and most populous country, Brazil belongs to the G20, a forum of major economies, and BRICS, a bloc of emerging powers. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Bolsonaro supporters have since portrayed Moraes as an ally of Lula, although he was not appointed by Lula and does not belong to his party. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue